The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, identified as Victor Dashit for allegedly strangling his eight-month pregnant wife, Irene.
The suspect carried out the act after impregnated their house-maid.
Spokesperson of the command, Terna Tyopev
told reporters in Jos that Dashit, a staff of the
National Industrial Court, Jos who resides at
New Abuja area of Jos, killed the wife, a 33-
year-old teacher, at their farm in Kangang, on
June 2.
He said, "Victor is in our custody and investigation is on-going. We shall soon take him to court."
The police said that after killing the woman,
Dashit invited his brother to help him to
convey her to hospital after lying that she
slumped few minutes after she complained of
feeling dizzy.
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